Alexander-Arnold explains 'instinctive' corner

Dana Schwartz

When he wasn't punching the air, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp stood in front of The Kop in full voice and just took it all in.

Just when Liverpool fans thought they had seen it all - the so-called "Miracle of Istanbul" in particular, but also those storied comebacks at Anfield against Saint-Etienne, Olympiakos and Borussia Dortmund down the years - along came another European night that just might top them all.

But they could not match the ruthlessness of a Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona.

A 3-0 win for Liverpool would force extra time, but if Barcelona score an away goal, Liverpool would need to score five, a prospect made even more daunting by the fact that Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino will miss the game through injury.

The Reds must overturn a 3-0 deficit from the Champions League semi-final first leg when the two teams meet again at Anfield on Tuesday night.

'Obviously we were massively disappointed with the result [in Barcelona] but in terms of the performance I think it was maybe one of the best in the season so far, ' he said at a press conference on Monday.

"This club has a big heart and tonight it was obviously [beating] like insane. It was pounding, you could hear it and feel it all over the world". "Salvador Dali! Your boys took one hell of a stuffing!"

Solskjaer has no doubts De Gea will return to form
In fact, there's an argument to say he shouldn't be the No. 1 'keeper at United for its final two games of the season. United's last two games of the season are against Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City.

Euphoria had already engulfed Anfield when Liverpool, leading 3-0 and smothering Barcelona with its intensity, was awarded a corner in the 79th minute.

- Shane Duffy (@shaneduffy) 7 May 2019Alexander-Arnold, 20 years old.

"Incredibly smart", Klopp said, shaking his head.

Shortly after Clement Lenglet's timely touch prevented Jordan Henderson from turning in Xherdan Shaqiri's low cross, the Reds captain drove into the Barcelona box and Marc-Andre ter Stegen could only push a tame shot to the feet of the waiting Origi. No team had done it in the ChampionsLeague era. I'm sure Barcelona will come here tomorrow with respect for us.

The club has always had that special bond with the Champions League, said Alexander-Arnold. The last-gasp 3-1 win over Olympiakos, sealed by Steven Gerrard's late long-range goal, in the 2004-05 group stage also lingers long in the memory.

But his two goals in the space of 122 delirious second-half seconds provided those in attendance with memories they will never forget, as one of the unsung heroes of Liverpool's campaign emerged from a form slump to enjoy a deserved moment in the sun.

"If you go out there and ask who bet a penny on us I don't think you would find a lot of people".

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